The Lottery

Do certain characters, objects, or setting seem to symbolize something or have greater meaning? What criteria will you use for your analysis/evaluation? What debatable claim can be made that others may not have thought about?

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Literary Analysis For this assignment, you will use the literary element(s) in which you make a claim about a short story (Week 12) you’ve read for this module. Short stories for analysis: “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson or “The Man Who Was Almost a Man” by Richard Wright. You can select the short story you … Read more

Hunger Artist : Choose one question below and write an essay of about 500 words on the selected question.

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Hunger Artist •Choose one question below and write an essay of about 500 words on the selected question. •The essay should contain an intro, at least three body paragraphs of evidence, and a conclusion. •Make up a title. Double space.   1. Does Proof have a happy ending? Why or why not. (See pp. 1181-1232) … Read more

The Lottery: Out of the following 10 elements choose 3 and find 3 literary criticisms of The Lottery  use textual evidence and the 3 criticisms to support the chosen 3 element.

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The Lottery by Shirley Jackson Out of the following 10 elements choose 3 and find 3 literary criticisms of The Lottery  use textual evidence and the 3 criticisms to support the chosen 3 element.  1. Theme 2. Symbolism 3. Irony 4.Conflict 5. Point of View 6. Author’s Style 7. Characterization 8. Structure/Organization 9. Figurative Language- … Read more